The annual European Network of Ombudsmen Conference 2019, focusing on citizens’ involvement in the democratic process, took place in Brussels.
Bulgaria’s ombudsman Maya Manolova stated that there is a lot of red tape involved in civic participation,which makes it difficult to put through and gave as an example the elimination of double standards of food quality. After 3 whole years of efforts victory is still a long way off, said Maya Manolova and urged all MEPs to support the introduction of a ban on double standards in food quality next week. In her words it is a battle by citizens against the colossal economic interests of multinational companies.
The majority of Bulgarians declare stable trust in democratic models, in the European Union and in the democratic world in general . This is shown by the results of a survey by the sociological agency "Gallup International" conducted between..
Illegal migration across Bulgaria's borders has decreased by 71% in the first eight months of 2024 compared to the same period of 2023. These data were presented by the head of the Border Police, Anton Zlatanov, at a meeting of the..
The National Assembly rejected the proposal of ITN for easing the conditions for holding referendums with changes to the Citizens' Direct Participation in Central Government and Local Self-government Act. 81 MPs voted "for", 30 were..
Bulgaria’s support for Ukraine in the context of the ongoing Russian aggression was the focus of a meeting between caretaker Minister of Foreign..
A large amount of the extremely expensive metal americium was found during an operation by the District Prosecutor's Office in Plovdiv , the Ministry of..
Bulgaria may lose 63 million euros of European funds allocated for the purchase of technical equipment for border control, necessary for the..
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